Chapter 307: Cairo Declaration: Ryukyu and Korean Independence (1

Kim Il Sung was born into an ordinary peasant family in the Mangyongdae district of Pyongyang, North Korea. In 1925 he moved to Jilin Province in northeastern China, where he joined the Communist Party of China in 1931. In the spring of 1932, he was sent by the East Manchurian Special Committee of the Communist Party of China to Antu County to establish the Antu guerrillas. Later, he successively served as the political commissar of the Wang Qing Guerrilla Brigade, the political commissar of the 3rd Regiment of the Independent Division of the 2nd Army of the Northeast People's Revolutionary Army, the 3rd Regiment of the 2nd Army of the Northeast People's Revolutionary Army, and the commander of the 3rd Division (later changed to the 6th Division) of the 2nd Army of the Northeast Anti-Japanese Allied Army; In 1938, he served as the commander of the Second Front Army of the First Route Army of the Northeast Anti-Japanese Allied Army (the strength of which was equivalent to a battalion), during which time he was named Kim Il-sung, and later changed to Kim Il-sung.

In 1941, under the heavy encirclement and suppression of the Japanese Kwantung Army, the First Route Army of the Northeast Anti-Japanese Allied Army suffered heavy losses, and the troops were reduced to the first detachment of the Northeast Anti-Japanese Allied Army, with Kim Il Sung as the detachment leader, and in the same year he led his troops to withdraw to the territory of the Soviet Union, and in 1942, he served as the captain and battalion commander of the first battalion of the Teaching Brigade of the Northeast Anti-Japanese Allied Army (also known as the 88th Infantry Reconnaissance Brigade of the Second Far Eastern Front of the Soviet Union).

On December 15, when Lim Junxiong saw Kim Il Sung, he was full of surprise, he originally thought he was an old man, but he did not expect to be younger than himself, he had to admire the propaganda of the Soviet Union, and in just two years, Kim Il Sung had been promoted as a hero of North Korea's resistance against Japan, and became a banner of North Korea's resistance against Japan.

"Commander Lin, I've admired my name for a long time, it's really an honor for my little brother to see you, the hero of the Northeast with my own eyes." Kim Il Sung took the initiative to stretch out his hand, looking very excited.

"Brother Jin is an anti-Japanese hero in North Korea, and it is Lin's honor to meet you." Since others greeted him with smiles, Lin Junxiong naturally had to be polite.

The two were polite for a while, seeing that Lin Junxiong always bypassed the topic of aiding North Korea, Kim Il Sung was a little secretly anxious, until Qiao Xinyu walked up to Lin Junxiong with a telegram, Lin Junxiong glanced at the message, showed a happy look on his face, and then showed an expression of wanting to send off the guest, Kim Il Sung could no longer sit still.

"Commander Lin, the current anti-Japanese situation in China is very good, and in the northeast there is a new army about to start a battle to recover the entire northeast, and in other parts of China, the operation against the Japanese invaders has also changed from strategic defense to strategic offensive. But in Korea, the anti-Japanese forces are still very weak, although there are also communist forces represented by Hyun Jun-hyuk and nationalist forces represented by Cho Wan-sik, but it is still very difficult for us to face the Japanese troops of two divisions in Korea, Commander Lim "

"I think my brother also knows that our party is currently facing a situation of external and internal troubles, and you must have won strong support in the Soviet Union, the new First Army is planning to clean up the Japanese army in the northeast, I am afraid that it will not be able to do it, besides, my brother joined our party before, and now relying on the big tree of the Soviet Union, he has long abandoned the ideals and goals of our party, and we can only take care of ourselves first, and only when our own homeland is peaceful can we free up our hands to provide assistance." Without waiting for Kim Il Sung to finish speaking, Lim Jun Woong pointed out the current situation facing the party, and by the way, knocked Kim Il Sung's swaying from side to side.

When Kim Il Sung heard the euphemistic refusal in Lin Junxiong's words, he hurriedly said: "Commander Lin, at present, the three northeastern provinces are about to be recovered by the New First Army, and if the Soviet Union wants to send troops to aid our country, it also needs the New First Army to make a way.

"At present, the main task of the new First Army is to recover the entire territory of the Northeast, and I will report to Vice Chairman Zhou on this, as for making a way for the Soviet Union, it is absolutely impossible, how can we let foreigners set foot again on the land we have worked so hard to recover!" Lim Jun-woong's face was gloomy, and it was obvious that Kim Il Sung's words had made him very dissatisfied.

"Both the CCP and the Korean Communist Party belong to the Comintern and are under the leadership of the Soviet Union, so we should help each other."

"Our party belongs to the Communist International, but it does not mean that it is subordinate to the Soviet Union, we have our own country to protect, we have our own unique mission and ideals, we cannot control the DPRK, but China is China that belongs to hundreds of millions of people in China, safeguarding national independence and territorial integrity is the duty of every Chinese, our backbone was once bent, but we have now stood up and will no longer be manipulated or enslaved by anyone!"

Lim Junxiong's words hit Kim Il Sung like a thunderbolt from the sky, and he was so shocked that he couldn't speak.

Lin Junxiong shook his hand, put his hands behind his back and said: "What I say, you can completely convey it to the Soviet Union or our party leadership, and I, Lin Junxiong, am willing to pay any responsibility." ”

Kim Il Sung let out a long sigh before he said, "Commander Lin, your words are like an enlightenment, which has made me understand a lot, that for a country to become strong, it depends on the concerted efforts of the people, on the continuation of civilization and morality, rather than blindly seeking help from external forces. It's just that the Korean people are living in dire straits, and they don't have the ability to contend with the Japanese invaders, so we have no choice but to do so. ”

"Brother, if a country wants to resist foreign humiliation, it depends on the courage of the people, if the courage is lost, what is the future to talk about, the most important thing for the North Korean people to do now is to regain their courage. Also, if the Soviet Union really wanted to help you, there would be no way to pass through the huge sea? Unless they have other intentions. Lin Junxiong shook his head, but his tone softened.

Kim Il-sung's face turned red and white for a while, and he nodded after a while: "Thank you Commander Lin for reminding me, my brother, I have been taught, and I will immediately arrange for someone to return to North Korea to encourage the Korean people to have the courage to fight to the death against the Japanese invaders." ”

Kim Il Sung wanted to leave a little frustrated, but Lin Junxiong grabbed him and said, "At the end of March next year, the new 1st Army will send troops from the 3rd column and 50,000 troops to the southeast to attack from Putian Fort in Korea, which should be able to help you." ”

Kim Il Sung turned his head, his eyes were already full of tears, he originally thought that the New First Army would send at most one division to help North Korea, but he did not expect Lin Junxiong to send a column of nearly three divisions, according to the strong combat effectiveness of the New First Army, one column has no problem at all to deal with the two divisions of the Japanese invaders, he choked up and couldn't speak, and after a while, he calmed down a little and said two words: "Thank you!" ”

Qiao Xinyu watched Kim Il Sung leave, and couldn't help asking: "Junxiong, in fact, you have long planned to aid North Korea, why do you want to make things difficult for him around the bend?" ”

"Old Joe, Kim Il Sung is the spokesman of the Soviet Union in North Korea, and North Korea and China are only separated by a Yalu River, and China will not be long before China becomes a new situation in which our party is in power, and we help him to understand that our troops can go once or twice, and I am reminding Kim Il Sung not to stand on the wrong side."

"Junxiong, you are becoming more and more like a politician, haha" Qiao Xinyu listened to Lin Junxiong's analysis, and couldn't help but quip, in fact, what made him the happiest was Lin Junxiong's sentence "It won't be long before China becomes a new situation for our party to govern", this sentence is an ideal that many revolutionaries are looking forward to realizing at the cost of their lives.

Lin Junxiong said with a smile: "There is still a way to go before victory, Lao Qiao, the most important thing at the moment is to rest the troops and recover the entire territory of the Northeast, and the reorganization and expansion of all troops must be reported to the Central Committee for approval, and at the same time request the Party Central Committee to communicate with the Soviet Union about our army's plan to recover the Northeast, and we will do our own things, and there is no need for the Soviet Union to fight across the border, so as not to cause unnecessary disputes." ”

After Lin Junxiong finished inspecting the three columns of the New First Army, he set off to return to Lianhua Mountain, and he still needed to go back to decide on the training plan of the reserve unit, the expansion of the various columns, and other matters, and the improvement and production of weapons and ammunition must also be hurried.

After returning to Lotus Mountain to arrange everything, the pace of time has entered 1944, Lin Junxiong and his family also enjoy a short period of happiness, Lin Junxiong has to listen to Lin Junxia's belly every day Ruyi baby movements, the little guy is pregnant soon after the pseudo-Tonghua battle begins, and so strong in Lin Junxia's belly to stabilize, Changchun offensive and defensive battles will be victorious, Lin Junxiong jokingly called this baby Ruyi baby.

What made Lin Junxiong and Lin Junxia arrive was relieved that Eun-hee was not rejected at all because there would be a younger brother or sister to share the love of his parents, but seemed very excited.

At the Cairo Conference that began in November 1943, the heads of state of China, the United States, and the United Kingdom reached some agreements, but there were still disputes on some issues, so much so that the Cairo Declaration that emerged from the conference was never finalized.

During the discussion of the draft Cairo Declaration, the Chinese and British representatives engaged in a rather heated debate. British Delegate Judgan said that the draft declaration mentions that all other areas occupied by Japan "should be deprived," but that Manchuria, Taiwan, and Penghu are to be "returned to the Republic of China." He suggested that, for the sake of unanimity, Manchuria, Taiwan, and Penghu should also be changed to "must be abandoned by Japan."

Chinese representative Wang Chonghui retorted that the whole world knows that World War II was caused by Japan's invasion of northeast China, and if the "Cairo Declaration" only says that Manchuria, Taiwan, and Penghu should be given up by Japan without saying which country should be returned, the people of Chinese and the people of the world will be puzzled. He objected to Judgan's revisions.

Jia Degan defended that the words "Manchuria, Taiwan, and Penghu" in the draft were already marked with the words "land that Japan seized from China," and it was self-evident that after Japan gave up, it would be returned to China. Wang Chonghui argued on the basis of reason, saying that foreigners have all kinds of remarks and propositions on Manchuria, Taiwan, and Penghu, and the British delegates must have heard of it from time to time, and if the "Cairo Declaration" does not explicitly declare that these lands will be returned to China, but uses vague language, then the goal of uniting countries to fight together and fight against aggression will not be clearly reflected, and the "Cairo Declaration" will lose its value.

Harriman, the representative of the United States, agreed with Wang Chonghui's opinion, and Judgan was isolated. As a result, the British side failed to revise the substantive issue of the draft declaration, but only made some non-substantive textual changes to the US draft, and expressed this paragraph of the preliminary draft declaration as follows: "The territories stolen from China by Japan, especially Manchuria and Taiwan, should be returned to the Republic of China." In this way, the phrases "perfidy" and "as a matter of course" in the US text were deleted. Churchill himself made further changes to the language of the draft declaration.

As for the independence of Korea and the Ryukyus, because the Soviet Union and the United States secretly vigorously promoted it, Britain did not express any objections.